Trunk garment-holding rack



I. T. BATTS. TRUNK GARIVIENT HOLDING RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1921- Iatented Aug. L' 1922.

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TRUNK GARMENT HOLDING RACK. APPLICATION FILED MAI/7. 1921.

Patented Aug. L 1922.

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application ined may '7, i921. serial no; senese.

To all fro/lem, 'it may concern Be it ltnoivn that I, .-loriN TrioVV`- sliii'r'rs, a citizen oit' the United `it'fites e'i' iiiiieriez, residingai; Grand itapids, inthe county ot lient and State ot ii'lieliigan, haveinvented certain new and nseiul improvements in TrunkuSrarinent-liiolding Racks; and do hereby declare the following to heaufnll,

clear, land exact description oi the invention, suoli as will enableothers skilled in the art to Ywhich it appertaiiis to maire and use thesaine.l V

This invention vrelates to a raelr construetrunlis, particularlyWardrobe trunks, the raek being designed for the snpport ot a largenninher ot garment hangers and tor ythe looking or the saine againstmovement 'when the rachis folded Within 4the liinitsv oit the trnnlc,said rack being adapted to untold and extend outwardly in front ot thetrunk so that the garnientbhangeis and the garments thereon may heseparated and hroughtout in front of the trunk tor hetteir accessthereto and tor better examination thereof. lt is a priniary object andpurpose ot the present invention to construct a very siniple raol: tortrunks of this chaaeter by ine-ans of which the above noted ends areetfeotively attained. i turther ohjeet ot the invention is to equip therack with simpley lilig.r l is a fragmentary perspective View ot awalidrohe trunk in open position, the raelf: or' my invention beingmounted in the upper end tliereofaiid shoivn in its extended position.

Figi 2 a` fragmentary transverseseetion through the lower relativelystationary;

nieinher of the rack, onev end of one ot the garment hangers `being"shovvn connected `therewith. p y v Fig. 3 is a similar transversesection through therael; in its folded position and the'trunk closed,showing the'end 'of the garment hanger4 looked between the upper andlow'el parts of the raek. y

5 Y per rait il. as understanding oit the invention is n side elevationot one side of the unl; being shown iii ltragnientary rertioal'see ion.f f "l l s r itin'. is a vertioal sectionl through theupand looked andappearing ins of the trunk, the-"raolheing closed; le elevation.' ing. 6is a 'iragnientary side elevation,

partly in section, oi` the rear part of the raeliL foldedj illustratingthe looking or latehing iiieans used. Y Y l Fig. lisaperspeetive'vieivoi a: inodiiiedv torni of construction of oldingraelr.Figs@ and 9 are transverseseotions, siniilar to Figs. 2 and 3,showingthisinodied forni of Construction, and

l() is a' transverseseotion throughthe1k 'folded rack, with a stillfurther iication in Construction. f

Lilie reiei'enee' 'Characters refer toflile parts in the diiiierentfigures oifth'e draw-1` ings.

cal .sides l, a haol, to `which atits upper edge a top 8 is hingedlyoonneeted-` The rlhe trnnlr shown has spaced apart' inerti` .slightinodi-` n iront oit the trunk i is `hingedly'connected to the irontverticaledgeot one of the sides l.

lt is apparent thatthek top `niay hei-raised and the frontswungfopen'itothe'positions shown in Fig. "l, Qorftliatthefparts bernade to oeeupy the vpositions yshown in iTig.` 5, the trunk beingentirely closed. In praetice an overlapping strip o is oonneoted'to eachside of the top @and `alsoto the sides `and top ot the front t to @overlthe meeting edges ofthe saine Withthe sidesot the trunlz. f f

All oit this eonstiiiotionfis*old/andis shown `ventioii which l havemade.y l i iinniediatel y below the upper' edge 'oteaeh side l and onthe inner side.thereoffa raolr' A .s` permanently secured. "llhis iaoli:hai" is substantially eliannel-hhie in erossik ,sectiony having a;hang-e alongside the side'ot the `trnnlr,"a-iveh rejecting inwardlytroni the lower edge ot flange: 6, anda second mily to :furnish theenvironment tor ,the ini flange 8 ot lless Width or height than the ledge of the Wehl 71paralleling'the 'rstfilalngeQ The upper 'edgeoftheilangefy is corrugated ttlii'onO'h-ont its 'entire lenthas'fiii'dioatedat flange 6 extending upwardly troni the innerlw" iot 9,there heing'a continuous series otalter-wl nate `raises and depressions,as showin Thel rear inner end of the rae 1 har is olosed and extendedupwardly ahove the flanges to torni a projecting lng or post l0`throughv Which an opening l1 isniade. At thetront endl ot when the rackbars are folded and lo cked together. Y

ln folding the, outer rack bars to closed position, and pressing thehanger bars into the rubber-it is apparent that a considerable strain isput on the pivotal connection with a liability to distortion thereof. Torelieve this and take `a part, at least of the strain, a bar ispivotally connected at 46 to the web 16 of the folding rack bar closelyadj acent its point of pivotal connection to the stationary rack bar. Atits free end, the bar 45 has a part 47 turned substantially at rightangles which is adapted to pass underl the ,web 7 of the stationary rackbar, thus serving to hold the two rack bars from separation at theiropen side and distortion with respect to each other. To maintain theengagement of thel .part 47 with the web, a leaf spring 48, adapted tobe manually operated is attached to the under side of the part 47 andcarries a locking pin 49 which passes upwardly loosely t-hrough saidpart 47 and is adapted to enter a recess' yformed for it in the underside of. the web 7 as shown in Fig. 10. The same may be retracted bypulling on the curled end of the spring 48. When the rack is to beextended, not only is the latch bar 23 disengaged, but previously, thebar 45 is-disengaged, it depend y ing below the extended barwith whichit is associated when the rack is in extended position.

The constructions described are practical and fully operative, simple`and economical to manufacture, and easily installed in a trunk.Preferably, the rack bars are made of aluminum, though not necessarilyso. Various other changes in structure may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the invention and I do not wish to be limited other thanrequired by the scope of the appended claims defining the invention.

With this construction, the usual follower f is obviated, eachgarmentvhanger in itself being a follower as well as a hanger forgarments, as it is positively held in place against movement when thetrunk is closed. In every way the rack construction is particularlyeffective for the carrying of garment hangers and garments suspendedtherefrom, being simple, effective, and particularly advantageous inthat no pressure is put on the garments to force' them against parts ofthe garment hanger with the formation of deep creases in the garmentsbecause of such pressure. Also the elimination of follower pressure is afeature of particular merit. ln

fact each and every garment hanger, and the garments hung thereon areindependent of the others7 not pressed together by any follower, and thegarments all hanging naturally and practically independently withoutpressing force applied thereto from the trunk or from any trunk followerwhich fform and lines.

would distort the Iclaim: i

l. In combination with a trunk havinga*` movable top, a rack bar secured`to each side` of the trunlr on the innerwside thereof adjaf cent theupperedgesof said sides, al second Y the first rack bars or folded to aposition directly over `the first rack barspmeans for holding the secondrack bars in'k horizontalk alinement with the first raclr` bars, aplurality of garment hangers located between the rack bars andsupported' at their ends slidably on said rack bars, and means on the pracl; bars for holding the garment hangers against movement when thesecond raclr bars are folded to position over the lirstrack.

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2. ln combinationwith a trunkhavinga i movable top, a raclc fory holdinggarment hangers mountedfon the trunk below the top .f

including a relatively stationaryraclr bar and` a second rack barpivotally connected thereto i at its outer end forfmovement from 'afolded position above the first raclrbar to a horizon. tal position inalinement with the lrstj rack' bar, means .on the rack bars for slidablythe garment hangers against movement when the rack bars are in foldedposition, and means for stopping the second: rack bar when it hasreached horizontal.` alinement withthe first rack bar. z. f `I:

3. n combination with a trunk having a movable top, a raclr for holdinggarment hangers mounted on4 the trunk below the top and including arelatively stationary raclr bar fixed to the trunk and a second rack barpivotally connected thereto at its outer end, for movements from afolded position above the first rack bar to a horizontal position inalinement with said rst rack bar and vice versa, means on the rack barsfor slidably carrying garment hangers thereon when 'the rack bars are inalinement, said means serving' to hold the garment hangers againstmovement when the rack bars are in folded position, and means toreleasably lock the rack bars in said folded position.

4. A raclr adapted to be used with a trunk including a rack bar adaptedto be secured to the trunk, a` second rack bar Ypivotally connected toone end of the first raclr bar and movable between one position where itlies in alinement with the first rack bar and another position where itlies above and parallel with the first racli bar, said bars having meansfor slidably carrying garment hangers when they are in alinement, saidmeans serving to hold the garment hangers against movement when the rackbars are carrying garment hangers thereon when i they are 4inalinement,sa1d means holding loo in said second named parallel:position; a'nf1 4 @interengaging means on the hars? torre#- 4 p 10stantially `like construction vv}L: i\fota'lly 'lconnected-:withthelirst rack har., saidlha'rs 5. Aloonstruetionoflthe.class described,

' ingA the `free "edges of eachof the narrower flanges oftherack bars.4

8; In combination with a trunk y halvin a in eombi-nationidelinedinlelaiin o, oombinedf with rubber strips Connected to and cover--rmovahle top7 la rack for holding` `garment hangers mounted in the trunk`below the-top n and includingv a relatively 'stationary rack har and Aasecond rack bar piVot-allyoonneotwed Vthereto atfits 'outer end` for-Inovementv lpositlon above the firstV rack f f "from a "folded havingears formed at adiaeent endsonthe bar `to av position 4in alinementtherewith, 1 means ontheraek hars forshda-bly carrying Wider' *Vertical:flanges-r thereof and -a pivot passing through said ears,A stopmeansirI fortholding the-lhp'arsin Aalinement, when nnfolded, and interengagingmeans on` the-'bars at their :freen .ends fororeleasably llooking t them:togetherfy in foldedposition..` i

' 6; yLA .construction of the" elaesdeserihed,

" go-com risinioaa` rack har o'f-ehannelflilre oross zn t section havingtwo `spaced 4.apart Vertioal llangesleofditerent widthseonneoted by a ihorfwlonnal';` web,` a second l rack-har `of 1 .suh-v stantiafllylikereonstr11c-tion, ears formed at one end ofeaeh of thebars asafeontiiniation Lof the wider `Vertical lianges thereof, said e earsoverlappingend 4having a `pivotvpin 4passing l therethrough,whereby thea barsxiare pivotall-y" ('ionneetedi togetherlf'and may he@laced-fin.alinement orfl'olded one overnthe Y othely a ypostuhavingan.opening there. Athrough extending alpwardly= from `lthew` free end;olone :of thefbars,` and `a` manually operable: latch on thefotherVVllorar orengagement 3 5I in "the 'opening in saidpoet when the: bars;

are `.folded together.'

A construction' eontainingathe elements` garment hangers when the sameare inahne-V f ment, fand' interengaging means at the free l n 1 same in-rolded movabley topi a rack forholding `garment ends of the bars forYreleasahly locking the position.l A

`9; ln'coinhination Vwith a trnnlrglnwfng a 4hangers mounted `inthetrunk below-the top and `including from aV folded `a relativelystationary rack position above' thelrst rack `daar/to a 'position inalinement therewith, and

rubber strips located lengthwise of theraelry bars and over "adapted-tostrip on the up which the garment hangers l hnngon 'thefhars pass, saidVpeifhar 1nv its` folded position.

.vj-preeslng againstithe `garment hangers fand `forcingthe same intoengaging contaot'with securely holding them against movement;

pwon thevlower har, thereby when the raekha-rs are in 'folded position.

` ln testimony whereof I'alixmy signature.

